The Guardian’s Phil Harrison delves into the personal historybehind Sarathy Korwar’s Ninja Tune debut, Day to Day.
“Migrants eh? Coming over here with their delicious food and original musical hybrids. As a jazz composer, percussionist and producer born in the USA, raised in India and living in London, Sarathy Korwar knows plenty about the cultural interplay surrounding migration. The basis of his debut album Day To Day – which has caught the ears of tastemakers such as Gilles Peterson and Four Tet – couldn’t be more appropriate as a retort to the suspicious, inward-looking unease of the current climate.
“Korwar spent time with the migrant Siddi people of southern India, specifically The Sidi Troupe of Ratanpur in rural Gujarat, and his field recordings of their hypnotic chants and percussive African-derived polyrhythms underpins Day To Day.”
Sarathy Korwar’s Ninja Tune debutis out now. Streamthe full release with Spotify, but firstwarm up with “Indefinite Leave To Remain”.